The second event takes place at Caseys on Campus this Thursday, March 10th at 11am, and is focused on the development and the future of the land surrounding the University of the Fraser Valley in Abbotsford.

Food, prizes, drinks, and discussion will be provided, and you are invited to give your input towards how to create a ‘vibrant and sustainable region near a university that connects people with amenities‘.

CIVL’s own DJ Johnny K is scheduled to spin vinyl, old school style for party time on two upcoming nights, at two venues here in Abbotsford, both Downtown and on campus!

First off, Johnny will be treating the Air Fare Lounge, Sponsors of CIVL Unrest (Friday’s from 12-2 pm on CIVL 101.7 FM) at West Railway and Essendene, on Tuesday, November 9th, starting at around 8 o’clock.

Second, he’ll be at Casey’s on Campus on Thursday, November, 25 for their pub night, and we know everyone there is looking forward to his return to Casey’s!

You can always listen to the Vinyl Spinner on Wednesdays from 12-3 pm on CIVL 101.7 or at www.civl.ca

Hey students and community members! Come on out to the CIVL Stage concert series at Casey’s on Campus! It will happen on Fri, Sept 3 just before the fall semester starts. For only $5, you can see three excellent bands perform at a 19+ venue.

The Progressive Thinker has been around for quite a while and has an interesting roster of Abbotsford musicians. Members include Stephen O’Shea, Jason Robert Nicholas, Franklyn Currie and Stu Hood. Their indie, post-punk experimental performance is not to be missed as it combines the the creative energies of so many other music and art projects that are happening, and have happened, right here in Abbotsford.

Women of Britain

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Hailing from Abbotsford, Women of Britain is a psychedelic garage-punk band who has been around for one year. Well, at least with since they started to perform with the name Women of Britain. These young lads have been performing at plenty of local shows in and around Abbotsford. Soon, the hardworking Women on Britain will be releasing a new EP. Stay tuned to CIVL Radio to hear about it!

ABBOTSFORD, BC - CIVL Radio has partnered with the UFV Student Union Society (SUS) and the Cascade Newspaper to host a concert series called the CIVL Stage at Casey’s on Campus. The first night of the the CIVL Stage will be on Friday Sept 3 in which Abbotsford’s The Progressive Thinker and Women of Britain will perform along with Vancouver’s Petroleum By-Product.

The CIVL Stage will help keep the independent music torch alive after the Atangard Community Project re-ignited it with the Jam In Jubilee. After seeing the Jam In Jubilee wrap-up on Aug 12, new CIVL Radio Station Manager Aaron Levy said that “it was great to see what’s happening in the local music scene.”

A newcomer to Abbotsford, Levy goes on to say that despite the success of the Jam In Jubilee, “there still seems to be a common concern within the local music scene about the lack of venue space in the Abbotsford. The CIVL Stage is about getting other student organizations, such as the SUS and the Cascade Newspaper, on board with addressing this concern at Casey’s on Campus.”

At the CIVL Stage some things will be different from the Jam In Jubilee. There will be a five dollar admission to each concert and it will be a nineteen-plus event. CIVL Radio’s Promotions Director Larry Portelance says “the CIVL Stage is an event for and by young adults who don’t mind their music a bit unpolished and gritty. If one is familiar with !earshot campus and community charts, then one will be familiar with the kind of music the CIVL Stage is trying to promote.”

Portelance also said “the performers for the CIVL Stage will range from indie-pop to new-wave, pop-punk to lo-fi. The aim is to give the students of UFV and members of the community two rock and roll shows that will also give them something to talk about before Dis-O hits the Green on Sept 23.”

On the headliner for Saturday Sept 18, Portelance says “I just cannot say who it is. I must respect the performer’s request to not announce it until Sept 3. But stay tuned to our various social media presences or check out our CIVL Stage website for more information.”

The CIVL Stage was made possible with contributions from SUS, the Cascade Newspaper and CIVL Radio. These events will also have a dedicated team of student volunteers to make it happen. For more information follow CIVL Radio’s tweets @CIVL_Radio, like CIVL.Radio on facebook, or go to the CIVL Stage website at civlstage.wordpress.com.

Abbotsford, BC - Every Thurs evening from July 8 to Aug 12, Jubilee Park will be the scene of great local independent music performers including local stars The Magician and the Gates of Love (TMATGOL), Oh No! Yoko (ON!Y) and You Say Party! (YSP!).

On a more sombre note, you will also find nuggets of less rad news such as the recent loss of Devon Clifford who who is no longer with us. The reappearance by YSP! at Jam In Jubilee will be as Devon would have wanted it to be, which is the continuance of YSP! albeit with a slightly altered name.

One of the raddest things about the fine lads of ON!Y is that they are nearing their graduation from highschool. It will be quite the triggering moment for the already blossoming music careers of ON!Y. So we all should keep our eyes peeled for the many accomplishments to come from ON!Y.

TMATGOL also have been gaining noteriety in the lower mainland and they have UFV students within their crew. Vocalist and creative force behind TMATGOL, Nathan John Moes is also an alumni of UFV. Conrad Dykman, who plays drums for TMATGOL, is also a student of UFV.